In most cases in the
Constitution, a footnote simply says which later part of the Constitution
supercedes or modifies the earlier, footnoted part -- not in itself much
help. But simply click on the Amemdment number in the footnote, and look
at that Amendment. Use the "back" button to return to your starting point.

Each Amendment to the Constitution has a section dealing with how and when
it was first porposed and ratified. Rather than mess up the smooth flow of
text, the first character of each Amendment is a link to that information.

Finally, there is
an editorial note having to do
with ratification dates
in general. In the print version you'd probably notice it if you were
interested, here you wouldn't see it if no effort were made to bring it
to your attention.

Question:
Hypertext is great when you're highlighting specific points, but how do
you bring attention to more generalized, but still parenthetical,
comments? I would appreciate any constructive ideas.